Iran

7 hours agoNews Editor

Iran holds third day of talks in Doha to push for an agreement ending the U.S.-Iran war

Iranian negotiators held talks for a third straight day in Doha, the capital of Qatar, with Qatari mediators in an effort to push forward an agreement aimed at ending the war between the United States and Iran, according to Reuters, which cited an official familiar with the discussions. The brief update was carried by Odaily. The source report did not provide additional details on the content of the talks, the parties involved beyond the Qatari mediation side, or any timeline for a possible agreement. The item was published on Nov. 1, 2026. No images were provided with the source entry.

30

Hedge Funds

6 hours agoNews Editor

Hedge funds cut AI and tech stock exposure, Goldman and Morgan Stanley data show

Hedge funds have been net sellers of global AI-related stocks for five straight trading days, according to Coin Bureau, which cited Goldman Sachs prime brokerage data. The reported selling has now offset all net buying in AI stocks accumulated since the start of 2025. Over the past two weeks, hedge funds sold about $20 billion worth of technology shares, with most of the reduction coming from trimming existing long positions rather than building new short bets. Goldman’s data showed that long selling was roughly 3.5 times the size of new AI short positioning. On Oct. 22, Goldman’s basket of hedge fund favorite holdings fell 4.2% in a single session, its worst performance since 2011. Separately, Steno Research, citing Morgan Stanley data, said hedge funds cut overall equity exposure by about 7.8%, the biggest drop since the bank began tracking the metric in 2016. At the same time, memory chip makers including Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron and SanDisk lost more than $700 billion in combined market value in less than two weeks, while chip stocks fell 15.6% in October versus a decline of less than 1% for the S&P 500.

70

Swell

6 hours agoNews Editor

Swell reopens swETH and rswETH deposits and withdrawals, says users affected by inflated exchange rate will be compensated

Restaking protocol Swell said deposits and withdrawals for swETH and rswETH have reopened, with the exchange rate now back at the correct level. The protocol also said users who deposited at an inflated rate will receive compensation within the next week. Earlier, according to Foresight News, Swell said it had seen reports of suspicious activity involving the swETH and rswETH contracts. It then paused deposits and withdrawals for both assets while working with security partners on an investigation. The latest update marks the resumption of those services, while compensation is set for users who were impacted by the incorrect rate during the disruption.

10

Binance

7 hours agoNews Editor

Binance co-founder He Yi says Grok Bot may have miscounted new hot wallet addresses in outflow data

ChainCatcher reported that crypto KOL DeFi Xiaokuanggong said a query to Grok Bot suggested Binance’s current net outflow was likely within $2 billion. He Yi, co-founder of Binance, responded that Grok Bot appeared to have counted some of Binance’s new hot wallet addresses as outflows. She said the figures should be checked against multiple tools. The exchange executive did not provide an alternative number in the response cited by the report. The exchange, the estimated outflow level, and the possible source of the discrepancy were the main points mentioned in the brief update.

20

Swell

6 hours agoNews Editor

Swell lifts withdrawal pause for swETH and rswETH after rate reset

Liquid staking and restaking protocol Swell has lifted the withdrawal pause on swETH and rswETH after completing a rate reset, according to The Defiant. The move reopens withdrawals for the two tokens, while another restriction remains in place. Swell also said it will compensate funds that were deposited at inflated rates within one week. At the same time, the protocol’s direct deposit controls for both swETH and rswETH still show as paused. The update points to a partial restoration of functionality rather than a full return to normal operations, with withdrawals now available but direct deposits not yet reopened.

00

Ethereum

7 hours agoNews Editor

Ether rises to $2,270 as U.S. spot Ether ETFs post $431.4 million in weekly net outflows

Ether climbed to about $2,270 on Nov. 1 Beijing time, up 1.12% over the past 24 hours, while Bitcoin traded near $77,961. The move came after markets had been pressured by the Binance security incident on Oct. 29 UTC. At the same time, U.S. spot Ether exchange-traded funds recorded net outflows of $431.4 million from Oct. 26 to Oct. 30 in Eastern Time. On Oct. 30 alone, the group saw $155.7 million leave, with BlackRock’s ETHA posting the largest single-product outflow at $76.6 million. Separate data from CryptoQuant showed that roughly 43.8 million ETH had been staked on Ethereum’s consensus layer, equal to about 35.9% of circulating supply, with around 814,000 active validators. Analysts are watching the $2,250 level as support and $2,300 as resistance.

10

Binance

7 hours agoNews Editor

He Yi says security review between prediction market module and Binance main-site wallet is still underway

He Yi said in a post on X that the prediction market is an independent module and that the security audit involving its connection with Binance’s main-site wallet is still in progress. She added that the work will be placed at a lower priority for now and asked users to remain patient while waiting for updates. The statement did not include a completion date or any additional rollout details. The update focused on the current review status and the order of priorities for the related work.

00

virtual currency

7 hours agoNews Editor

Chinese Communist Party calls for tougher action on corruption involving virtual currencies

China’s central leadership has called for stronger action against corruption involving virtual currencies, cross-border funds, and collusion between political and business interests, according to a Techub News item citing Bloomberg. The decision was passed on Oct. 29 and was released under authorization from Xinhua on Nov. 1. The brief did not provide additional details on enforcement steps or specific cases, but it identified virtual-currency-related corruption and cross-border capital activity as part of the conduct targeted in the decision. The update was published by Techub News as a short news item and attributed to Bloomberg.

00

Total 41 items

Go topage

Bit.Fan